VIDEO: What's on the menu at Oscars Ball

VIDEO: What's on the menu at Oscars Ball

VIDEO: What's on the menu at Oscars Ball

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:28 PM PST

Peter Bowes finds out what is on the menu for the guests for the official Oscars after-party.


Mexican activist's relatives killed

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:35 PM PST

Justice demanded after three family members of Josefina Reyes, killed a year ago, are found dead in Chihuahua state.


Two more die after protests in Yemeni city of Aden

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:33 PM PST

ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Two more people died overnight after being shot during anti-government protests in Yemen's southern city of Aden, a doctor said on Saturday.

VIDEO: What's on the menu at Oscars Ball

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:28 PM PST

Peter Bowes finds out what is on the menu for the guests for the official Oscars after-party.


VIDEO: Navy transports Libya evacuees to Malta

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:21 PM PST

HMS Cumberland left the port of Benghazi on Thursday and the passengers then endured a 35-hour-long journey in rough seas.


Three rockets fired into heart of Kabul: official (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:30 PM PST

This file photo shows the presidential palace in Kabul. Three rockets were fired into the heart of Kabul on Saturday morning, with one landing close to the presidential palace, according to a spokesman.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - Three rockets were fired into the heart of Kabul, with one landing close to the presidential palace, a spokesman said.

Obama's Budget Proposal Sets Up Estate Tax Fight

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:00 PM PST

In his budget proposal for 2012, President Obama once again called for an estate tax with a $3.5 mil


Blast prompts Iraq refinery closure

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:09 PM PST

Provincial head says four dead after attack sets alight facility that produces 11 million litres of petroleum a day.


Angry Irish voters turn out for historic election (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:50 PM PST

Ireland's Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny, watched by his wife Fionnuala, right, and daughter Aoibhinn, left, prepares to cast his vote at a school in Castlebar, Ireland, Friday Feb. 25, 2011. Voters in the Irish Republic were going to the polls in the most eagerly anticipated election in decades. Almost 3.2 million voters will cast their ballots with 550 plus candidates running in 43 constituencies for 166 seats.(AP Photo/Peter Morrison)AP - Ireland's government prepared for a whopping defeat and the country for more uncertainty as angry voters turned out for a historic election triggered by the humiliating collapse of the "Celtic Tiger" economy.

Bangladesh captain salutes fans after Irish win (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:59 PM PST

Bangladeshi cricketer Mohammad Ashraful (right) celebrates with captain Shakib Al Hasan after the dismissal of Ireland's Ed Joyce during their World Cup group B match at the Sher-e Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, on February 25. Shakib later paid tribute to the fanatical support from fans after the co-hosts survived an Irish scare to keep their World Cup hopes alive.(AFP/Munir Uz Zaman)AFP - Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan paid tribute to the fanatical support from fans after the co-hosts survived an Irish scare to keep their World Cup hopes alive.

Turnout high as Irish polls close

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:50 PM PST

Ruling Fianna Fail party expected to be punished for euro zone nation's unpopular financial bailout.


Regime stalwarts quit as Kadhafi set for battle (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:28 PM PST

An image grab taken from Libyan state television shows Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi gesturing at supporters during an address at the Green Square in Tripoli. An increasingly embattled Kadhafi said he would throw open Libya's arsenals to his supporters in a rabble-rousing speech that presaged a bloody battle for the capital.(AFP/Libyan TV)AFP - An increasingly embattled Moamer Kadhafi said he would throw open Libya's arsenals to his supporters in a rabble-rousing speech that presaged a bloody battle for the capital.

Iraqis rally in "Day of Rage," with 10 dead, scores hurt

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:32 PM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Thousands of Iraqis inspired by uprisings around the Arab world protested on Friday against corruption and poor basic services in nationwide rallies where at least 10 people died in clashes with security forces.

Egyptian students rally for return of tourists (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:34 PM PST

AP - As hundreds of Egyptian college students rallied at the iconic pyramids of Giza Friday to promote tourism, camel guide Salah Shabani stood to the side and looked on with sadness.


New York Times Travel Show Begins; Egypt is present

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:52 PM PST

The New York Times Travel Show began; there was no Middle East section.


Learn to Love The Revolution (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:00 PM PST

Time.com - Learn to Love The Revolution


Jewish group slams 'solidarity' with Gadhafi (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:57 PM PST

AP - Moammar Gadhafi's allies in Latin America should follow Peru's example and suspend diplomatic relations with the North African nation's regime, the representative of a leading Jewish organization said Friday.


Harper wants rights court to examine Libya 'atrocities' (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:10 PM PST

Libyan diplomats hug after Libya's UN ambassador denounced Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for the first time during a Security Council meeting in New York City. Prime Minister Stephen Harper urged the UN Security Council to refer AFP - Prime Minister Stephen Harper urged the UN Security Council to refer "atrocities" committed by Moamer Kadhafi's regime in Libya to the International Criminal Court.

Google search formula gets more discerning (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:03 PM PST

Google has changed its secret search formula in the United States to be more discerning when it comes to which websites are worth recommending and which should sink in the rankings.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - Google has changed its secret search formula in the United States to be more discerning when it comes to which websites are worth recommending and which should sink in the rankings.

Libya's War of the Colonels: Col. Gaddafi Meet Col. Hussein (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:00 PM PST

Time.com - Has Libya's fledgling democracy discovered its military champion in Tarek Hussein, who is fielding rebel troops against the dictator's capital from the opposition stronghold of Benghazi?


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